(Reuters) - Football's world governing body FIFA has launched an internal investigation of alleged corruption, two people familiar with the matter said, in a development that may signal greater cooperation with criminal probes by U.S. and Swiss authorities.
(Reuters) - Football's world governing body FIFA has launched an internal investigation of alleged corruption, two people familiar with the matter said, in a development that may signal greater cooperation with criminal probes by U.S. and Swiss authorities.
PARIS (Reuters) - Ten-man Paris St Germain got the defence of their Ligue 1 title off to a good start when Lucas’s second-half strike earned them a 1-0 win at Lille on Friday.
AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth will play with British Open winner Zach Johnson and top-ranked Rory McIlroy in the first two rounds of next week's PGA Championship, organisers announced on Friday.
Police searches and diplomatic efforts intensified over the fate of a Croatian hostage held in Egypt by Islamic State extremists, who threatened to kill him Friday if the government did not release imprisoned Islamist women.
A Florida man has admitted his role in the trade of 59 illegally caught wild snakes, including a live rattler mailed to him in a coffee can.
NEW YORK — An estimated 24 million people watched Fox News Channel’s prime-time debate with the top 10 Republican presidential candidates, the highest-rated broadcast in the network’s history.
U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report increased expectations of a rate hike in September. Bobbi Rebell reports.
U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report increased expectations of a rate hike in September. Bobbi Rebell reports.
U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report increased expectations of a rate hike in September. Bobbi Rebell reports.
U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday after a solid jobs report increased expectations of a rate hike in September. Bobbi Rebell reports.
AKRON, Ohio, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth will play with British Open winner Zach Johnson and top-ranked Rory McIlroy in the first two rounds of next week's PGA Championship, organisers announced on Friday.
Aug 7 (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund ValueAct Capital Management LP has taken a stake in credit card issuer American Express Co, which is struggling with the loss of several co-branded tie-ups amid intense competition.
Residents and tourists alike try to keep their cool as Europe experiences a summer heatwave. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Residents and tourists alike try to keep their cool as Europe experiences a summer heatwave. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Residents and tourists alike try to keep their cool as Europe experiences a summer heatwave. Jillian Kitchener reports.
On one play Friday morning, Cam Jackson lined up at quarterback and threw the football deep. On the next, he was at slotback, cutting out of the backfield on a short pass route.
Hundreds of tons of marine debris have been collected from the shores of Alaska and British Columbia as part of an unprecedented cleanup effort that an organizer says barely made a dent in the rubbish that remains on beaches.
(Reuters) - Belarus midfielder Alexander Hleb has joined BATE Borisov until the end of the season as a free agent, the Belarussian champions announced on Friday.
A new era of higher rates on home and car loans, steeper borrowing costs for businesses and the government - maybe even a bit more return for savers - is about to arrive.
The maker of a prescription fish-oil pill won an early victory Friday against the Food and Drug Administration over its right to publicize unapproved uses of its drug.
HOUSTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Business is so tough for oilfield giants Schlumberger NV and Halliburton Co that they have come up with a new sales pitch for crude producers halting work in the worst downturn in years. It amounts to this: "frack now and pay later."
HOUSTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Business is so tough for oilfield giants Schlumberger NV and Halliburton Co that they have come up with a new sales pitch for crude producers halting work in the worst downturn in years. It amounts to this: "frack now and pay later."
HOUSTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Business is so tough for oilfield giants Schlumberger NV and Halliburton Co that they have come up with a new sales pitch for crude producers halting work in the worst downturn in years. It amounts to this: "frack now and pay later."
The first baby boomers start turning 70 next year, and the need for "golden years" care likely will increase as the population ages in general.
